I've just bought a 'Small Clone' and today decided to see what it sounded like on my Epiphone Casino. Disappointingly it sounds really poor, in fact you can hardly hear the effect at all. When I use my Strat it sounds fine. Don't effects work as well on semi-hollow guitars?

They do, but some effects do not sound as good on certain guitars (or through certain amplifiers) as they do on others. Your Small Clone pedal does not like your Casino. Sadly, it happens. But do not give up. Try tinkering with your EQ settings, or playing it through a different amplifier. You may find something that suits you without having to buy a new pedal.

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They do, but some effects do not sound as good on certain guitars (or through certain amplifiers) as they do on others. Your Small Clone pedal does not like your Casino. Sadly, it happens. But do not give up. Try tinkering with your EQ settings, or playing it through a different amplifier. You may find something that suits you without having to buy a new pedal.

Thanks for the reply. I only have a little amp (micro terror with two cabs)but I have 5 guitars so I'll just use my Strat and Epi LP with it. I don't know why but I thought it would sound really good through my Casino.

Probably a function of the Casino's pickups/electronics because as noted, hollow or solid body shouldn't be a defining factor for how a pedal alters the tone.

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Well a semi-hollow already performs the main function of what chorus pedals do. You probably don't hear it as much because the it already has the natural depth and reverb. All you're going to hear is the slight detuning and it's going to be drowned out by the natural depth and reverb. It could also be that your amp or cabs aren't reproducing those deeper frequencies of the semi-hollow.

Well a semi-hollow already performs the main function of what chorus pedals do

Yea.........what?

A chorus makes its sound by taking an audio signal and mixing it with one or more delayed, pitch-modulated copies of itself.

All effects are going to sound different depending on what your using to input the sound. Different pickups are going to effect the sound generated by any effect. I find there is a huge difference going from single coil, to Humbucker pickups.

As has been said, play with the tone settings on the guitar.. or the amp... change where the effect is in your loop... In my experience my chorus sounds best towards the end of the chain, and I like it in the effects loop rather than the signal chain from my guitar...

Hope this helps..

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